Respect: Involves mutual consideration and care of others and a desire to seek better understanding of another's perspective.

Responsibility: When we realize we have made a mistake in our words or actions that caused harm to another individual, we seek to be accountable for our actions.

Resilience: As we encounter challenges in our daily interactions with others and overcome fears and failure, our resolve to confront conflict and find self-improvement builds long term resilience.

Reflective: We understand that we are all a work in progress. Each day offers an opportunity for growth and positive change.

In this case, the Community would be the school or classroom.

These can be used during class meetings, morning check-ins, and in academic lessons when pre-teaching and modeling Socratic seminar and inquiry based lessons.

A good goal is to have students lead them. Studies show that Peer to Peer relationships and modeling increases student engagement and reduces adverse behaviors in schools.

It supports all students in emotional wellness, connectiveness, building empathy, and learning strategies to have conversations with others on sensitive topics.

Topics should be relevant to current events or concerns directly impacting students, teachers, & the school culture.

"When asked about any specific Black Student, White teachers were 30% less likely to predict those students would earn a college degree."

Social Scientists believe that Implicit Biases begin forming in the human brain around age 3.

The first step is awareness. Take this test to identify your own implicit biases and identify strategies to improve your teaching practices to reflect practices of restorative justice and equity among all students.

Creates Autonomy

Builds practices for increased responsibility

Embeds Accountability

Reinforces Care and Concern over

Discipline and Shame.